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Paspalum nicorae

Description
Life form	grass	Physiology	multi stem
Habit	erect	Category	forage/pasture, cover crop
Life span	perennial	Plant attributes	grown on large scale

Ecology
	Optimal		Absolute			Optimal	Absolute
	Min	Max	Min	Max	Soil depth	deep (>>150 cm)	medium (50-150 cm)
Temperat. requir.	16	23	8	30	Soil texture	light	medium, light
Rainfall (annual)	900	1400	750	1500	Soil fertility
Latitude	23	21	33	35	Soil Al. tox
Altitude	---	---	-	500	Soil salinity
Soil PH	5.5	7	4.5	8	Soil drainage	well (dry spells)	well (dry spells)
Light intensity	cloudy skies	very bright	light shade	very bright

Climate zone	tropical wet & dry (Aw), subtropical humid (Cf)	Photoperiod
Killing temp. during rest	-15	Killing temp. early growth	-1
Abiotic toler.	fire, drought, flooding, grazing/browsing	Abiotic suscept.
Introduction risks.	can become a weed

Cultivation
			Min	Max
Product. system	large scale/commercial	Crop cycle	0	0
Cropping system	Subsystem	Companion species	Level of mechanization	Labour intensity
	phase planting	Digitaria eriantha, Lolium sp., Paspalum notatum, Adesmia sp., Arachis glabrata, Arachis pintoi, Lotus uliginosus, Medicago sp., Trifolium repens, Trifolium subterraneum	low	low

(at most All5102550100)

Uses
Main use	Detailed use	Used part
animal food (feed)	vitamins	entire plant
animal food (feed)	minerals	entire plant
environmental	cover crop	entire plant
environmental	erosion control	entire plant